St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-17
WITH A ROBUST RECORD.
Arrest of Man With a Fondness for
Changing Wives,
Committing Forgeries and Forget
ting TO Pay His Board.

Yesterday morning n. o. Fansler, agent
for the Northwestern Tobacco company. Of
Edgerton. Wis. accompanied By Sheriff A
c. Krussin, of Waseca, arrived in Mime
apolls in search of George Wheadon who
is wanted at Waseca TO answer IN tha
crimes or forgery and adultery. Detective
Jolll HOY, who was given the case. with i'm
an hour arrested the man at a restaurant
whefe he was taking dinner with woman
WIN WHOM lie has been living at 41O Sixth
street south. The pair were locked up at
the central station and will he taken IN
Waseca this morning. The circumstances
leading 10 the arrest. as related.by Mr.. Faus-
ler, make an interesting story. revealing a
career OF successful and ingenious vilIainy
on the part OF WheadOn that is rather as
lollishlhg. Fourteen years ago, Wheadon
was employed bya farmer named Pillsbury
at aupun, Wis. He obtained 5000 on
Forged order. and elOped with a daughter
OF announcer farmer. Arriving in the East.
lie deserted the girl ami shortly afterwards
married the daughter of S. b. Adams.
A WELL-TO-Do FARMER,
Oh middleton Springs, \. Y. A year later
lie ran away with servant girl who was
employed at hotel. His wife afterwards
iorgave hlm. and he returned to her. and
togetner they went to Chicago and made
tneif nome at Moorlands. a suburban town.
mere ne deserted her III September last
leaving her penniless with three children to
support, and joined Emma Hanson
the woman who was arrested
with him yesterday at NenaSha
and they have since been living together.
ASIDE from his brilliant career with women.
w headen has earned a record as a swind-
Ter. AT Chicago he did up the Anglo
American Packing company for a small
amount; then went to work for S. ]. John
son u Co.. at 81 South Water street. and
was ahead thousand-mile railroad
ticket when he left. He worked
for Davis Steern. oleomargarine
manufacturers, ten days. got 500
and disappeared. He next entered the en-
pioyment OF the Northwestern Tobacco
company. OF Edgerton. Wis. and in thirty
Gays. py means of forged orders and other
crooked work, he had swindled them out of
Sloo. he had hired team at st. Charles,
MIMI, and put it up for
THREE MONTHS BOARD BILL
at Martins hotel, GAINESVILLE. When ar
rested he escaped conviction and began
suits against the liveryman for dam
ages. and against Mr.. Fauston for
SANDER. When he gets to Waseca to-day
ne VIII ma warm reception prepared for
MIN. His wife has come from Chicago
with her father to prosecute him for adul-
terry, and the Northwestern Tobacco COM
pany will prosecute him on forty cases of
forgerles in the several different counties
where they were committed There are.
besides, one or two cases of OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses.
which will be thrown in by the
way OF good measure. Wheaton, is 81
years OF age, of medium height, well
dressed and aifable in manner. The woman
with him. Emma Hanson, is % wears of
age, and is quite pretty She is the wife
OF Robert Hanson, citizen of Waseca.
who is now serving a term in the peniteu-
tiary for highway robbery.